Search Our Site:

Blog Articles, tagged with: Msireland

The Board and Chief Executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland are committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, openness and accountability. Members and employees are often the first people who realise that there may be something seriously wrong within an organisation su...

Three newly elected committed and passionate people join the board of MS Ireland
MS Ireland's 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Saturday, 26th September 2015 at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin. One of the highlights on the day was the election of Maurice O' Connor and Rory Mulca...

MS Ireland raises topical issue
On Friday, 23rd May MS Ireland featured on RTÉ's Morning Ireland and the Six One News to voice rising serious concern about how the changes to the accessibility of Fampyra will affect the lives of people with MS.
People receiving Fampyra, for the symptomat...

Focus on Multiple Sclerosis
Did you catch this morning's edition of Ireland AM on TV3? If not don't worry, you can catch up now.
Joe McCaul (26) was on the show alongside our very own South Dublin and Kildare Regional Coordinator Roseanna Duke. The pair spoke with Mark Cagney and Sinéad ...

BG-12 will be available in Ireland in 2014
The European Commission has approved the use of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate/BG-12) as a first-line oral treatment for people with relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).
The new treatment will be available in Ireland later in 2014 and we will p...

One step at a time
You may have read Lucina Russell’s article in The Irish Examiner earlier this week about dealing with an MS diagnosis and if you’re anything like us when you finished it you said, “Wow!” If you haven’t already, please do give it a read.
Multiple ...

Date for your diaries!
World MS Day (WMSD) will take place on Wednesday, 28th May and we have to say we're already looking forward to it!
As you may know this is one of the highlights of our year and all the hard work that goes into preparing for the big day pays off when the whole world comes ...

Fresh cuts met with shock
Following the surprise cuts to housing supports this week MS Ireland joins other representative groups for people with disabilities and the elderly across the country in criticising the move.
The cuts affect people with disabilities in two areas: the housing adaptation...

LTIS now open to people with MS
MS Ireland is encouraging our members who currently hold a medical card to apply for the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTIS) following recent changes to the scheme by the HSE which allows those with a specified illness – including Multiple Sclerosis – to h...

MS Ireland is saddened to hear the news this morning that Marie Fleming has passed away, having lived with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for over 25 years. We would like to send our deepest condolences to her partner Tom Curran and her family.
Ms Fleming’s landmark right-to-die case was initiall...